Rimmer, I do not know the species, but my uncle once harvested a Hymenocallis native to estuaries around Mobile Bay (Alabama) for my aunt. He yanked it right out of the slough-side where it grew in 15cm of standing water. He planted it at home in a flowerbed outside the kitchen window. The plant prospered there for decades, in sandy loam, never again experiencing standing water (though Alabama's climate meant it got frequent rain). -|<ipp > To: rdevries@comcast.net; pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > From: ds429@frontier.com > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:19:19 -0400 > Subject: Re: [pbs] Swamp Culture and Hymenocallis > > Dear Rimmer, > > I suppose some members from the American South will respond too, but the first time I ever saw hymenocallis in the wild was in a watery swamp in Florida. Not sure which one it was. > > Dell > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Rimmer deVries > Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:26 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: [pbs] Swamp Culture and Hymenocallis > > I was reading an old issue of Herbertia/ Plan Life from 1981 in which TM Howard discussed growing some Hymenocallis in "swamp culture” as in totally submerged situations. > He mentioned Hymenocallis traubii and H. littoralis like being totally wet, with the water levels 2” above the top of the soil, as in pots in a tub of water > WET! > I thought a saucer below the pots was adequate but this description is much wetter. > > does anyone grow Hymenocallis in pots this wet? if so which Hymenocallis like this much water? > the PBS wiki says Hymenocallis sonorensis grows at steam edges do any other of the Mexican hymenocallis like this much water or just like a good soaking weekly? > > can these Hymenocallis take this much water in winter while dormant? > > Rimmer > > SE Michigan > Zone 6b > sleeting outside > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/